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Tsurugi Town
Tokushima Prefecture · Town
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Tsurugi Town spreads south of the Yoshino River. The "Nishi-Awa Steep Slope Land Agriculture System," which farms steep slopes, is a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System. Mountains lead toward Mt. Tsurugi, and the Ichiu Gorge and the famous Narutaki Falls are highlights. Two-level udatsu firewalls remain on the streets of Sadamitsu.
Key facts
Source: Statistics Bureau of Japan, 2025 Population Census (population, area and density); area from the Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI), Area Statistics of Prefectures and Municipalities (2025). National ranks are among the 1,741 municipalities, ordered by this site from these values.
Live information
Current weather (observed)
Places to visit
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Mountains in this town
Mountains whose summit is in this municipality (mountains of 800 m or higher on this site's map, and mountains in the famous-mountain lists). Elevations from Wikidata and other sources.
Neighboring municipalities
Municipalities sharing a boundary (computed from the National Land Numerical Information administrative boundaries, January 2021).
Other municipalities in Tokushima Prefecture
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